Mikaela Shiffrin is back for her fourth Winter Olympics, ready to chase history and make peace with the Games after a disappointing Beijing 2022.
The 30-year-old American superstar, already a double Olympic champion, is slated to compete in three events at Milano Cortina 2026: the team combined, giant slalom, and slalom. If she medals in all three, Shiffrin would tie Janica Kostelić for the most Olympic medals by a female alpine skier with six, joining an elite group that includes Anja Pärson.
Shiffrin has deep ties to the Cortina slopes—she notched her first World Cup Super-G victory here in 2019 and captured three medals (including combined gold) at the 2021 World Championships. Her most recent memory, however, is bittersweet: a crash during a downhill race at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in January 2024 sidelined her for weeks.
Undeterred, Shiffrin has spoken openly about overcoming the mental scars from Beijing, where she failed to finish two events and left empty-handed despite competing in all six alpine disciplines. “I don’t want Beijing to be a reason that I’m scared of the Olympics,” she recently shared. “For the past few years, it has been a little bit.”
Now, with a stronger mindset she describes as “a thicker onion,” Shiffrin is motivated, realistic, and laser-focused on Cortina.
Mikaela Shiffrin’s Full Milano Cortina 2026 Schedule (all times CET / EST conversion approximate)
10 February
14:00 CET / 8:00 EST – Women’s Team Combined Slalom
(Olympic debut in the team event; Shiffrin is reigning world champion alongside teammate Breezy Johnson)
15 February
10:00 CET / 4:00 EST – Women’s Giant Slalom Run 1
13:30 CET / 7:30 EST – Women’s Giant Slalom Run 2
18 February
10:00 CET / 4:00 EST – Women’s Slalom Run 1
13:30 CET / 7:30 EST – Women’s Slalom Run 2
Shiffrin burst onto the Olympic scene as the youngest slalom champion ever at Sochi 2014 (gold). She added giant slalom gold and combined silver in PyeongChang 2018. Beijing 2022 brought no medals but valuable experience.
How to Watch Mikaela Shiffrin Live
Fans worldwide can catch all the action through official broadcasters and streaming platforms based on territory:
United States — NBC Olympics, Peacock
Canada — CBC, Bell Media, Rogers Media
United Kingdom — BBC Sport, Discovery+ / TNT Sports
Australia — Nine
Germany / France / Italy / Pan-Europe — Warner Bros. Discovery (Eurosport, HBO Max), plus national broadcasters (ARD/ZDF, France TV, RAI)
Japan — Japan Consortium (NHK, Fuji TV, etc.)
Other regions — Check Olympics.com for local media rights holders (MRHs) or stream select events on the Olympic Channel (subject to restrictions)
With Lindsey Vonn also making headlines by pushing through a ruptured ACL to race downhill on Sunday, the women’s alpine events at Cortina promise drama, legacy moments, and possibly new records. Shiffrin’s quest for medal No. 6 could be the defining storyline of these Games.
Tune in—history might just be written on the Dolomites snow.
